Interspecies Metabolic Complementation in Cystic Fibrosis Pathogens via Purine Exchange

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disease frequently associated with chronic lung infections caused by a consortium of pathogens. It is common for auxotrophy (the inability to biosynthesize certain essential metabolites) to develop in clinical isolates of the dominant CF pathogen <i>Pseudomona...

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Published in:	Pathogens
Main Authors:	Hafij Al Mahmud, Jiwasmika Baishya, Catherine A. Wakeman
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2021-02-01
Subjects:	auxotrophy purine cystic fibrosis infection polymicrobial interactions cross feeding <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i>
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/10/2/146